After this 13-year-old died of cancer, her family found an incredibly moving message behind her mirror

[post_page_title]The purpose of life[/post_page_title]
According to Athena’s manifesto, our happiness depends wholly on ourselves. And true, not every story gets a happy ending, but sometimes the story itself was worth all the trouble. “The purpose of life,” she added, “is a life of purpose.”

In other words, or more accurately in her own words, happiness was not a destination but rather a direction. “Thank you for existing,” she concluded this passage, written by a girl short on years but long on insight.